In Biotechnic & Histochemistry Journal 18.01.2016 published an article by AV Bezrukov «Romanowsky staining, the Romanowsky effect and thoughts on the question of scientific priority».

The text of article, after on line publication by Biotechnic & Histochemistry Journal, is posted on the website romanowsky.ru according to AGREEMENT IN RELATION TO COPYRIGHT - Bezrukov - 28-10-2016 (Standard publication route).

The article is about the history of the discovery and the Romanowsky effect and first variants of Romanowsky staining techniques. Proposed updated versions of the definitions of " Romanowsky effect " and " Romanowsky staining." is determined on the basis of the Romanowsky effect primacy.

Both formal priority for polychrome staining of blood preparations by a solution of eosin plus methylene blue with its oxidation products (azures B and A) and the development of this technique belong to D. L. Romanowsky. His work showed the possibility of using simple methods to obtain polychrome blood preparations with high contrast and resolution that were suitable for identifying the structure of malaria parasites. This was the starting point for the development of polychrome staining techniques and subsequent scientific microscopy examinations for a long sequence of researchers.